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Writ
1887
Hesketh Pearson, England, biographer/playwright, Writ for Libel
1871
President Grant suspends writ of habeas corpus
1871
3rd Enforcement Act (President can suspend writ of habeas corpus)
1861
John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting writ
1861
President Abe Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus
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